These are the symptoms of alcohol use disorder

Most people will not recognize the signs associated with alcohol use disorder until it is probably too late. This is mainly because they tend to be mild at the beginning therefore they do not register as trouble signs.

Alcohol use disorder is basically the act of consuming too much alcohol on a regular basis to an extent that it causes you distress or harm. Paying attention to these trouble signs that are associated with alcohol abuse will enable you be able to spot them early thus enabling you to take the necessary action.

Here are the symptoms to look out for.

When you realize that you are beginning to drink more or longer than you had actually intended.

When you deliberately try to reduce or stop drinking but you realize that you cannot.

When you realize that you are getting more and more into trouble situations while drunk.

When you notice that you have to drink more than you did before in order to get high.

When you realize that despite drinking causing you to feel depressed, anxious or even sick, you still continue to drink.

When you realize that you spend so much of your time drinking or nursing hangovers.

When you realize that despite your drinking getting you into trouble with your family and/or friends, you still continue to do it.

When you realize that you are becoming unproductive at your job or you cannot take care of your family matters because you are mostly drunk or nursing a hangover.

When you realize that you have stopped or cut back on activities you once considered to be important or interesting.

When you notice that you are getting more and more into legal problems as a result of your drinking habits.

When you realize that once the alcohol is out of your system, you started experiencing withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, trembling and insomnia amongst others.

The moment you start noticing these symptoms and you have trouble beating them on your own, make an effort to seek help or check yourself in at a rehab facility.